Tag: innovation

Research Headlines – A programme for prospective professors

Preparing for a career in academia? The opportunity to acquire training in areas as varied as ethics, writing and team management can help to pave the way, say the coordinators of an EU-funded programme that supported 29 promising postdocs. A follow-on project is under way. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Diabetes prevention: a family affair

Are you likelier than others to develop type 2 diabetes? Lifestyle changes could dramatically reduce the risk, but you may need advice and support to make them. EU-funded researchers are trialling an affordable way for healthcare systems to make effective assistance available across entire populations – with a little help

Research Headlines – A shared mouse-model network for disease research

An EU-funded project is integrating research resources and providing services to support access to specific mouse models for scientific investigation of the genetic foundations of human health and disease. The aim is to boost the translation of this knowledge into better treatments for patients. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – Understanding tomorrow’s climate: What science can tell us – 26 November 2019, Brussels, Belgium

We become increasingly aware of the huge influence our climate has on our lives. Science is working intensively on decoding the mechanisms of climate change and its consequences. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the causes and to improve forecasts and models that allow us to predict

Events – Mapping Skill Needs & Supply in the Dairy Sector – Results & Recommendations – 26-27 November 2019, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

After 117 interviews at dairy plants in 14 European countries, 53 interviews with dairy educational institutions and 65 ex-students, AEDIL is now ready to present Results & Recommendations based on the analysis of this vast amount of data. We are very pleased to invite you to Leeuwarden, The Netherlands on

Events – Future in Medicine – Innovative Cell and Gene Therapies, ATMP Workshop – 3 December 2019, Brussels, Belgium

The workshop is organised by CARAT in collaboration with BIO.NRW. Advances in CAR-T cell develoment made with in CARAT will be presented. Further, various aspects such as production, application and reimbursement options for this novel therapeutic approach will be examined. In addition to scientific lectures, a panel discussion on opportunities

Research Headlines – Bio-pesticides to cut chemical use on farms

An EU-funded project developed new natural plant pest and disease control products that some farmers are already using on their farms. The aim is to reduce the use of chemicals to protect crops – a benefit for human health and the environment. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – ETIP Bioenergy – 9th Stakeholder Plenary Meeting – 20-21 November 2019, Brussels, Belgium

The 9th Stakeholder Plenary Meeting (SPM9) of the European Technology and Innovation Platform Bioenergy will be held on 20 and 21 November 2019 in Brussels. Innovations in the fields of renewable fuels and bioenergy, opportunities and challenges with respect to broadening the biomass feedstock base in Europe as well as

Research Headlines – Benign-by-design approach to nano-innovation

EU-funded researchers have developed a fresh ‘benign-by-design’ approach to balancing the commercial and societal benefits of nanomaterial innovations and their environmental impacts, which are notoriously difficult to pinpoint. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – The hunt for better ways to use psychology to treat pain

EU-funded researchers studied the way attention affects how we perceive pain, in the hope of improving the performance of psychological methods for treating chronic pain for the millions of people around the world who suffer from it. Powered by WPeMatico